Core Editorial Standards

International Journal of Vasculitis follows rigorous editorial policies to ensure fairness, transparency, and research integrity.

Policies guide peer review, ethics compliance, conflicts of interest, data transparency, and corrections.

All manuscripts undergo editorial screening and peer review by subject experts. Decisions are based on methodological quality, originality, and relevance.

Ethical approval is required for human or animal studies, and authors must disclose conflicts of interest.

Plagiarism screening is performed for all submissions. Suspected misconduct is handled in accordance with publishing ethics guidance.

All authors must meet contribution standards and approve the final manuscript.

Submissions must be original and not under review elsewhere.

Corrections and retractions are issued transparently when required.

Conflicts of interest must be disclosed for authors, reviewers, and editors.

Ethics approvals are required for studies using human or animal materials.

Data sharing exceptions must be justified and documented in the manuscript.

Reviewer identities are protected and manuscripts are treated as confidential.

Editorial decisions are based on scientific merit and scope relevance.

We follow COPE guidance for ethical oversight, corrections, and retractions.

Plagiarism screening is performed on all submissions before peer review.

Clinical trials should be registered prior to enrollment and include registry identifiers.

Patient consent is required for identifiable data, images, or case details.

Data integrity concerns may trigger requests for raw data or audit trails.

Appeals are reviewed by senior editors not involved in the original decision.

Preprint posting is permitted but must be disclosed at submission.

Generative AI tools may be used for language support but must be disclosed and cannot be listed as authors.

Duplicate publication is not permitted and will be investigated if suspected.

Image manipulation beyond standard adjustments is not allowed.

Authorship disputes are handled according to COPE recommendations.

Data fabrication or falsification results in rejection and potential notification.

Corrections are linked to the original article to preserve the record.

We reserve the right to request ethics documentation at any stage of review.

Submissions may undergo statistical review when complex analyses are presented.

Funding sources must be disclosed along with the sponsor's role in study design and analysis.